The fediverse promises social media without Big Tech – if it can avoid familiar pitfalls

The fediverse promises an egalitarian, noncommercial alternative to Big Tech for social media, but there’s a lot of work needed to make it work.

Robert W. Gehl, Ontario Research Chair of Digital Governance for Social Justice, York University, Canada • conversation
March 12, 2025 ~7 min

Panic over children’s mobile phone use distracts from the help young people actually want

Teenagers become far less likely to speak to parents about online concerns and turn to their peers instead.

Andy Phippen, Professor of IT Ethics and Digital Rights, Bournemouth University • conversation
March 10, 2025 ~6 min


5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since COVID-19

Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.

Gravity Goldberg, Visiting Assistant Professor in Education Studies, Wesleyan University • conversation
March 10, 2025 ~10 min

5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since the COVID-19

Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.

Gravity Goldberg, Visiting Assistant Professor in Education Studies, Wesleyan University • conversation
March 10, 2025 ~10 min

News article or big oil ad?

A sneaky form of advertising favoured by oil giants influences public opinion with climate action misperceptions, but researchers are studying potential

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 6, 2025 ~7 min

How our bodies react when we use social media – and when we stop

New research shows withdrawal-like reactions when people are asked to stop using Instagram – but these may not reflect an addiction.

Niklas Ihssen, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Durham University • conversation
March 4, 2025 ~6 min

5 things help influencers seem authentic

A new study sheds light on the complex dynamics of authenticity in influencer marketing.

Holly Frew - Georgia State U. • futurity
Feb. 25, 2025 ~5 min

YouTube at 20: how it transformed viewing in eight steps

The success of the world’s biggest online video platform has been down to several key innovations.

Alex Connock, Senior Fellow, Said Business School, University of Oxford • conversation
Feb. 17, 2025 ~9 min


Address science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and community

For science to have a meaningful impact on a group of people, new information needs to spread between trusted members of that community.

Anne Toomey, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Science, Pace University • conversation
Feb. 12, 2025 ~10 min

Even Bill Gates thinks AI is a little scary

Tech pioneer visits campus with his new memoir to discuss beauty of math, dropping out of College, founding Microsoft, value of curiosity

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Feb. 6, 2025 ~7 min

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